Paul-Emile Saadé

Paul-Emile Saadé (born on 9 July 1933 in Ehden, North Lebanon) is an Emeritus Maronite Eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun.

Life

Paul-Emile Saadé received on 12 April 1958 his priestly ordination.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on May 2, 1986 titular bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti and auxiliary bishop of Antioch. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir ordained him bishop on 12 July of the same year. His co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé, Auxiliary bishop of Antioch, Georges Abi-Saber, Auxiliary bishop of Antioch, Chucrallah Harb, Eparch of Jounieh, Joseph Mohsen Béchara, Archeparch of Cyprus, Khalil Abi-Nader, Archeparch of Beirut, Ignace Ziadé, Emeritus Archeparch of Beirut, Antoine Joubeir, Archeparch of Tripoli, Elie Farah, Emeritus Archeparch of Cyprus, Joseph Merhi, Eparch of Cairo and Ibrahim Hélou, Eparch of Sidon.

On June 5, 1999, Saadé was appointed bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Batroun. On June 5, 2011 his renounce by reasons of age was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI.

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